February 2013
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January 2013
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Jan 23rd
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December 2012
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Dec 28th
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Unsolicited Evaluation Is The Enemy of Creativity
radicalginger: In my last post I wrote of evidence that children’s creativity has declined over the past two or three decades, a period during which children’s lives, both in and out of school, have become increasingly controlled and regulated by adult authorities. Here, now, is some further evidence that freedom—including freedom from unasked-for evaluation—is an essential element to the...
Dec 23rd
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Well, it’s my last video. It’s been such a crazy ride! Thanks so much to everybody to helped us out. Can’t believe it’s over! I’m gonna miss you guys… ~Nora
Dec 10th
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“You have to connect with your teachers. If you don’t care about your teachers, they can’t care about you back.” This message left at the Zed Omega Hotline – 612-756-ZEDS (9337) – by someone tracing out their high school path among the islands on our School Map. Call and tell us your school story! No audio? Firefox? Aagh. Try a different browser.
Dec 8th
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(Here’s my last video. there’s a clip of 12 year old Lizzie in here!) Plans The past semester and my plans for the future :)
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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“Students are not really thinking about the future… they’re thinking more of day-to-day things – maybe where they’re going to sleep at night, what they’re gonna eat, if they’re gonna have food after school. Those things are more important, and what the future will be, so…” This message left at the Zed Omega Hotline – 612-756-ZEDS (9337). Call...
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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…So yeah, just getting people involved and wanting to learn and wanting to be in school and wanting, you know, a future to their lives. This message left at the Zed Omega Hotline – 612-756-ZEDS (9337). Call and tell us your school story! No audio? Firefox? Aagh. Try a different browser.
Dec 7th
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…the thing that’s really resonating with me is the idea that we still have this 19th-century teaching style, these old ideas, and I think that the only way that we can improve our education in the United States is to totally revamp our classrooms and the way we think about teaching. This message left at the Zed Omega Hotline – 612-756-ZEDS (9337) – by someone standing on the Island...
Dec 7th
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Xavier OUT! Ima miss you guys… Remember: Don’t ever let anyone hold u back, if u want something then Go get it.
Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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“what I didn’t like about school was that it was a 19th century teaching style…” This message left at the Zed Omega Hotline – 612-756-ZEDS (9337). Call and tell us your school story! No audio? Firefox? Aagh. Sorry about that. Try a different browser?
Dec 6th
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And thus is ends, not with a bang, but with a vague, semi-calculated movement toward something new. Hey, at least it’s not a whimper.
Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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“I used to give in. I used to have a 4.0 GPA. I used to do ALL of my homework. I...”
–  … I started to wonder what this was supposed to do to me. I had a 4.0 GPA, but I have never been, nor will ever be, a perfect student. I don’t even consider myself smart for having those high grades because it was so simple to me—just do all the work and “Wow! You’re a genius! You memorized...
Dec 5th
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“People will kill you over time, and how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless...”
– Dylan Moran  (via severs)
Dec 5th
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12 Alternatives To Letter Grades In Education →
world-shaker: Here are 4: 1. Gamification A comprehensive systems of badges, trophies, points, XP, achievements. This uncovers nuance and is capable of far more resolution and precision than a letter. 2. Live Feedback Here, students are given verbal and written feedback immediately–as work is being completed. Live scoring without the scoring and iteration. No letters or numbers, just...
Dec 5th
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I’m going to miss all of you and the Zed Omegas so much! Thank you, everyone. And stay excellent! -Edwina
Dec 5th
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“Our own experience instructs us that the secret of education lies in respecting...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via adventuresineducating)
Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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“The more that I experienced and the more that I do with my life, the more that I want to be in education and the more I want to learn…” This message left at the Zed Omega Hotline – 612-756-ZEDS (9337). Call and tell us your school story! No audio? Firefox? Aagh. Sorry about that. Try a different browser?
Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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Guess what….? I got my GED test results back. Check it Out I prolly got more to say later but…For now…. -Xavier
Dec 4th
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Today I convinced a 17-yr old to stay in high...
fornoesis: thegrownuplife: But I don’t feel great, or empowered, or validated. The musical cue that plays when Michelle Pfeiffer finally reaches her students didn’t play.  My scene didn’t look anything like the photo op of Jaime Escalante and his inner city math students.  Instead, I just felt overwhelmed and powerless. Overwhelmed at the idea that I have this much control over their lives and...
Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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“I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.”
– Eartha Kitt (via howtodropoutofschool)
Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 3rd
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“I hung out with friends and played sports and in order to play sports, I had to get good grades, so, I got good grades and played sports. I never thought of dropping out…” This message left at the Zed Omega Hotline – 612-756-ZEDS (9337). Call and tell us your school story! No audio? Firefox? Aagh. Sorry about that. Darned Interwebz! Try a different browser.
Dec 3rd
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“So my story with school is that students are facing huge barriers outside – pregnancy, drug addiction, being in jail, crime and are frustrated constantly” This message left at the Zed Omega Hotline – 612-756-ZEDS (9337). Call and tell us your school story! No audio? Firefox? Aagh. Sorry about that. Try a different browser?
Dec 3rd
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morganaslefay: it’s just amazing how school is advertised as a place where you grow and learn and better yourself and your future but really it’s just a place that makes you feel like ***t and lowers your self esteem and then puts you into the world with a piece of paper and severe anxiety  At the time we are reposting this, it has over 39,000 notes. Just sayin’
Dec 3rd
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Well this is my last post. It’s been great learning and growing with all of you. Thank you for staying in tune. - Nicole
Dec 3rd
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Student Voice
adventuresineducating: In the last few days the concept of student voice and teacher voice have been on my mind. This has been evident in many different ways. I’ve decided to do my inquiry project on this idea of hierarchy within the elementary classroom. I want to explore the concept of the teacher having the only say in what happens within the classroom. Why are the students not being involved...
Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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“An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you...”
– Anatole France (via musiceducators)
Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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And so she spins...: Rebellion = Progress?  →
andsoshespins: I’ve said this before, but it is ringing true ever more as each day passes: Every good teacher must be anti-establishment to some degree. Otherwise, their students will learn nothing. And then everyone fails. As an individual. As a community. As a society. As a nation. I know there’s more to this thought, and explanation of it may be necessary.  But I’ll sit on in awhile as I...
Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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